Aqualia, a leading company in the water sector, is seeking a Planning Engineer to join the Project Control team for a major water infrastructure project in North Coast, Marsa Matruh, Egypt.

The successful candidate will play a key role in project planning, scheduling and progress control, coordinating engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning and handover activities and supporting the project team in identifying schedule risks, delays and recovery actions.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and monitor detailed project schedules and recovery schedules using approved planning and scheduling software.
• Coordinate with all project disciplines to integrate engineering, procurement, fabrication, construction, commissioning, and handover activities into the master project schedule.
• Monitor project progress against approved baselines and identify critical path activities, potential delays, and schedule risks.
• Coordinate with Project Managers, Site Engineers, and discipline leads regarding project progress, delays, mitigation plans, and corrective actions.
• Prepare and maintain resource-loaded schedules, including manpower, equipment, and material requirements.
• Develop manpower histograms, S-curves, productivity reports, resource forecasts, four-week look-ahead schedules, and short-term work plans.
• Conduct schedule and delay analysis to assess potential impacts on project completion dates.
• Prepare daily, weekly, and monthly progress reports and KPI reports covering schedule performance, progress measurement, productivity, and resource utilization.
• Monitor procurement, fabrication, material deliveries, and site activities to ensure alignment with the project schedule.
• Participate in progress review meetings and present planning and scheduling information to management and clients.
• Support claim preparation through schedule analysis, delay assessments, and progress records.
• Interface with clients, consultants, subcontractors, and project teams on planning and scheduling matters.

Requirements:

Required Degree: Bachelor’s degree in Civil, Mechanical, Electrical, Industrial Engineering, or a related discipline.

Required Experience: Minimum 5–8 years of experience as a Planning Engineer in construction, infrastructure, EPC, industrial, water treatment, or desalination projects.

Essential Specific Knowledge:

• Strong knowledge of project planning, scheduling, progress measurement, and project controls.
• Proficiency in Primavera P6 and Microsoft Project.
• Strong understanding of project execution methodologies and construction sequencing.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and reporting skills.
• Strong communication and coordination skills.

Languages: Fluency in English, both written and spoken, is required.